Archives for April 26, 2001

‘The most intriguing acquisition made by the Buffalo Bills last week snuck onto the roster under cover of pre-draft hype. He is Kris Farris, former Outland Trophy winner, 1999 draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers, a player who has the instant adoration of head coach Gregg Williams because he’s hit town with a monster chip on his shoulder.’

‘At Boston College, Hasselbeck threw for 29 touchdowns, fifth most in BC history, and 3,890 yards, sixth on the school’s all-time list.’

‘Fifteen teams including the Buffalo Bills were dropped Tuesday from a $1 billion lawsuit in which the Oakland Raiders claim the NFL forced them to leave the lucrative Los Angeles market.’

‘Haslett set school records with 20 sacks and five fumble recoveries in a season before becoming a second-round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills in 1979. He was the AP’s defensive rookie of the year and played for nine years before going into coaching.’

‘There was a typo in the AP article – Ronnie Jones was NOT Special Teams coach in 1999 – he was paid to be a coach in 2000 as all Bills fans know.’

‘Ruben Brown… has no idea of the fuss his prime, center-court 76ers season tickets have caused… QB Donovan McNabb and DT Hollis Thomas, have complained more than once this year about their seats at the First Union Center… Brown, a loyal fan, flew in from Buffalo (offseason conditioning) for Games 1 and 2.’

‘Last season, Dinkins led all of Division I-AA in total offense and points responsible for, ranked second in scoring, third in rushing, 18th in all-purpose running and 26th in pass efficiency.’